Quadrant: Eastern
Time.
Sector: 0.
Civilian Center:
001.
District: Federal.
0930 hours.
“My fellow Savants,
Proctors, Operatives, and Consuls,” President Wynthrop Tye Feizer—PRO-T-EN
Corps Savant, Department: Executive, Job Title: Commander-In-Chief—said from
behind his desk in The Oval Office. “Today, is a monumental day for the entire
world …”
The President
paused, smiling—right on cue. He wore a PRO-T-EN FlexForm business-casual suit,
dark blue to match his eyes, and his short black hair had been styled to make
him look like the epitome of a PRO-T-EN Executive. An American flag pin gleamed
below his right lapel. Below the flag, a gold PRO-T-EN T gleamed just a tad
brighter. Above both, his teeth gleamed white as a blank docu-file.
“With the
announcement of the merger … some would say ‘conglomeration’ … of e-PHEMERUS
Incorporated and In-E-Ware Holdings & Securities … it would appear that
this great nation now has a new Corporate juggernaut to contend with…”
Clearing his
throat, President Feizer folded his hands, and smiled.
“e-PHEMERUS
Holdings & Securities.”
Another dramatic
pause as the smile melted into a look of grave concern.
“Now, the question
which I am sure is on the mind of every American, and on the minds of our
affiliates around the globe, is … ‘What does this mean for me?’ A fair
question, indeed. And as both your President and a PRO-T-EN Administrator, I
will attempt to answer to the best of my ability.
“Of course, no man
can predict the future. So, I will present the bare facts. According to our
highly skilled PRO-T-EN Census Savants, the current adult working population of
America is approximately three hundred million. PRO-T-EN Industries has a
workforce of approximately one hundred and twenty-five million Savants in our
Corps. Our biggest competitor, e-PHEMERUS Incorporated, has approximately seventy
million Proctors in their Brigade. In-E-Ware Holdings & Securities has
approximately sixty million Operatives in their Legion. Omnert Enterprises, a fine
Corporation in its own right, has approximately forty-five million Consuls in
their Column. With this merger, the number would indicate a new and, of course,
approximate figure, of one hundred and thirty million Proctors in e-PHEMERUS’s
newly-announced Proctor Legion…”
Nodding, President
Feizer took a deep, expressive, breath.
“Now, continuing
in this vein, I am sure that most Americans are curious as to how this merger will
reshape the political landscape. Obviously, e-PHEMERUS has just greatly
increased its Congressional presence. A closer look at the numbers tells us
that, prior to today, e-PHEMERUS boasted a total of one hundred and thirty
Proctors in The House of Representatives, twenty-five Proctors representing
various Sectors in The Senate, and three Proctors on The United Sectors Supreme
Court. In-E-Ware, on the other hand, boasted a total of ninety Operatives in
The House, twenty Operatives in The Senate, and three Operatives on The Supreme
Court. The combined totals are now two hundred and twenty Proctors in The
House, forty-five Proctors in The Senate, and six Proctors on The Supreme Court…”
Here, The
President stiffened.
“The exact amount
of PRO-T-EN Savants in each Congressional House, and on the highest Court in
our land.”
Another pause,
followed by another smile.
“Now, while this
may seem like cause for concern amongst my fellow Savants, and amongst Omnert’s
Consular Columnists, I implore all of us to set aside our Corporate loyalties
in this instance, and pray for e-PHEMERUS’s success. Because, after all … what
is good for business, is good for America.”
A final pause,
punctuated by a wink and a nod.
“Thank you, and
goodnight.”
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